Skopje, 12 March 2024 (MIA) - The Skopje-based Criminal Court, upon proposal of a competent prosecutor, has canceled the detention of the person who drove Ljupcho Palevski - Palcho, the prime suspect in the murder of Vanja Gjorchevska and Panche Zhezhovski, from Serbia to Turkey.  

Precautionary measures have been ordered against Stefan Dimovski, suspected of assisting escape. Under the precautionary measures the suspect is prohibited from leaving their place of residence, will have their travel documents seized, as well as the driving license, and will have to appear in court when summoned, said the Court. 

The Prosecutor's Office notes that the maximum length of detention for the crime that Dimovski is suspected of is three months.

"Given the crime which the person is suspected of, the maximum legally possible duration of the detention for this suspect is three months. After the expiration of that term, the detention measure for the suspect is replaced by appropriate precautionary measures," said the Public Prosecutor's Office.

Dimovski is suspected of transporting Ljupcho Palevski-Palcho, the prime suspect in the murder of 14-year-old Vanja Gjorchevska and 74-year-old Panche Zhezhovski, from Serbia to Turkey. Palevski is in detention in Turkey untill extradition is effected. .

Palevski, founder of political party Desna, has been charged with abduction and murder, party members Velibor Manev, Vlatko Keshishov and Bore Videvski have been charged with abduction and accessory to murder, whereas Vanja's father Aleksandar Gjorchevski, who is suspected of sharing information with them over his daughter's morning routine, has been charged with accessory to abduction. 

Gjorchevska, 14, was found dead near Skopje on December 3 after she was reported missing on November 27, and Zhezhovski, 74, was found dead near Veles on December 3 after he was reported missing on November 24.

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